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NCJ Number:	122553

Title:	Drugs and the Warlike Administration of Justice

Journal:	Journal of Drug Issues Volume:20 Issue:1 Dated:(Winter 1990) Pages:125-129

Author(s):	E H Czajkoski

Date Published:	1990

Page Count:	5

Type:	Legislation/Policy Analysis

Format:	Article

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	The concept of a "war" on drugs is attacked for its professional approach which is said to threaten democratic precepts.

Abstract:	The complex programming of the LEAA with respect to preventive detention, aversive conditioning, various forms of electronic monitoring, dealing with the pre-criminal, alternative sentencing, enormous expansion of computerized records on individuals, and actual deployment of military resources is criticized for infringing on liberty and privacy. It is noted that the concept of guilty property has sometimes implicated our government itself and that "zero tolerance" postures have taken drug seizures to the ridiculous. Shortcuts in the way government administration deals with the citizenry, sting operations, and drug testing in the workplace are used to illustrate a tendency towards disregard of human rights. It is questioned why a trend of establishing "czars" is necessary to accomplish the government's work when quality circles and other forms of participatory management are gaining acceptance in business. A search for alternatives to the war mentality is urged.

Main Term(s):	Drug law enforcement

Index Term(s):	Federal drug laws; Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)



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